Vermont Town Meeting Day liveblog 2023: Get all the latest updates here /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog Vermont's Town Meeting Day is March 7, 2023. Keep tabs on 开云体育's reporting on this page, and come back for updates. en-US 开云体育 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:50:25 GMT Shaftsbury approves ban on new shooting ranges, zoning changes for housing /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#shaftsbury-approves-ban-on-new-shooting-ranges-zoning-changes-for-housing Shaftsbury voters endorsed a package of zoning changes Tuesday, including a ban on new shooting ranges. 鈥淭his is a reaction to the long sad story that鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:50:25 GMT 00000186-c2b4-d055-adee-feb7c0eb0000 Burlington voters advance fee on fossil fuel heat in new buildings /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#burlington-voters-advance-fee-on-fossil-fuel-heat-in-new-buildings More than 60% of Burlington voters supported a new "carbon pollution impact fee" on Tuesday.The idea is to make developers pay for the carbon pollution鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:10:21 GMT 00000186-c27f-de82-a3b6-f2ffcce70000 Morristown rejects town budget /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#morristown-rejects-town-budget Using paper ballots because of the pandemic, Morristown voters resoundingly rejected the proposed $10.1 million town budget 鈥� 1,441 votes against and 391鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:52:13 GMT 00000186-c289-da90-afdf-c2ff7bb60000 Towns split on traditional meetings vs. ballot voting /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#towns-split-on-traditional-meetings-vs-ballot-voting The Orange County town of Strafford has decided to switch from floor voting and make all town and school decisions by Australian ballot in the future,鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:19:34 GMT 00000186-c232-da90-afdf-c276195e0000 Bethel will allow cannabis retail stores /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#bethel-will-allow-cannabis-retail-stores Bethel voters decided to allow cannabis retailers in town by a tally of 131 in favor and 71 opposed. The cannabis vote was done by ballot; separately on鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:08:27 GMT 00000186-c21b-dc7a-a1c6-fe9fd8a20000 Randolph rejects plan for new police department /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#randolph-rejects-plan-for-new-police-department In Randolph, a proposal to appropriate just over $770,000 to fund a new police department failed by a vote of 136 to 227 on Tuesday.In early February, the鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:34:04 GMT 00000186-c20c-d821-af96-dbee84d20000 South Burlington approves multiple large bonds for projects /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#south-burlington-approves-multiple-large-bonds-for-projects South Burlington voters approved a full slate of large bonds for projects in the city and school district.Voters signed off on a $34 million wastewater鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:06:20 GMT 00000186-c1de-d055-adee-ffdf4a710000 Barre school budget fails /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#barre-school-budget-fails Voters in Barre City and Barre Town rejected their district's school budget. Some critics of the $54 million spending plan, including the chair of the鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:36:40 GMT 00000186-c159-df63-a5ef-f97d548b0000 Colchester approves recreation center /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#colchester-approves-recreation-center Colchester voters have approved the construction of a new town recreation center by a vote of 1,763 in favor, 1,316 opposed.The rec center will have a鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:11:41 GMT 00000186-c149-debe-a38f-e5dbaea60000 Castleton says no to cannabis shops /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#castleton-says-no-to-cannabis-shops Castleton voters have again rejected having cannabis retailers in town. Two previous votes on the topic failed last year by 45 votes and 15 votes,鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:54:36 GMT 00000186-c148-df63-a5ef-f97db6650000 Essex supports 'just cause' protections for renters /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#essex-supports-just-cause-protections-for-renters Essex voters signaled support for greater protections for rental tenants, or what advocates are calling a "just cause" eviction law.The ballot item calls鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:39:34 GMT 00000186-c0ff-de5a-a1ce-c4ff10340000 Burlington voters reject independent police oversight board /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#burlington-voters-reject-independent-police-oversight-board Here's a quick run-down of results from Burlington's town meeting election.Voters ... PASSED:$104 million school budget, which could raise property taxes鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:52:54 GMT 00000186-bf1a-debe-a38f-ff9b15970000 Rutland, Montpelier elect new mayors /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#rutland-montpelier-elect-new-mayors Rutland City voters have elected a new mayor.Michael Doenges unseated incumbent David Allaire. According to unofficial results released Tuesday night,鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:17:17 GMT 00000186-bef5-de5a-a1ce-fef797eb0000 Killington voters approve new municipal water system, upgrades to ski mountain access road /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#killington-voters-approve-new-municipal-water-system-upgrades-to-ski-mountain-access-road Voters in Killington approved two ballot measures that officials say will be transformative.Residents greenlighted a $47 million spending package that鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:49:17 GMT 00000186-bee3-de5a-a1ce-fee729250000 'Just cause' eviction measure fails in Brattleboro, passes in Winooski /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#just-cause-eviction-measure-fails-in-brattleboro-passes-in-winooski A ballot measure that would have added protections for renters in Brattleboro did not pass. The so-called "just cause" eviction measure failed by a more鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:14:20 GMT 00000186-bec4-de5a-a1ce-fee7c9620000 Bethel funds budget, library and town skate park /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#bethel-funds-budget-library-and-town-skate-park About 150 voters showed up to the middle school gym in Bethel for Town Meeting Day. There was a couple with a 5-week old newborn, a retired woman who鈥� Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:10 GMT 00000186-be67-df73-a5af-ffef84220000 Stowe voters approve town clock repairs, bear-proof trash cans /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#stowe-voters-approve-town-clock-repairs-bear-proof-trash-cans Stowe moderator Leighton Detora opened the town meeting with an invocation reminding the 100 or so residents of the civic importance of this annual鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:19:29 GMT 00000186-be21-d525-adaf-bee7f2f30000 Voters reject move to paper ballot in Wilmington /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#voters-reject-move-to-paper-ballot-in-wilmington At least 18 communities talked about moving all of their future voting to a paper ballot instead of a floor vote at town meeting this year, including the鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:00:00 GMT 00000186-be0c-debe-a38f-ff9f928c0000 Oversight of police department, carbon tax, voting expansion on Burlington ballot /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#oversight-of-police-department-carbon-tax-voting-expansion-on-burlington-ballot Burlington residents could have greater oversight of their police department. An item on the city's ballot would establish a community board made up of a鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:30:00 GMT 00000186-bde6-de5a-a1ce-fde70bd20000 One official hands out hand warmers at the polls /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#one-official-hands-out-hand-warmers-at-the-polls With temperatures in the 20s across much of Vermont today, it was a chilly day to be out campaigning.So Barbara Spaulding decided to pass out handwarmers鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:00:00 GMT 00000186-bdc2-debe-a38f-fdd3bdd50000 Hours-long meeting in Killington details nearly $50M in water, road improvements /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#hours-long-meeting-in-killington-details-nearly-50m-in-water-road-improvements Once volunteers with the lasagna fundraiser cleared out and Killington鈥檚 state representative had his say, local officials dug into two big ticket items鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:45:00 GMT 00000186-bdb3-df73-a5af-fdbf979d0000 Listen to the Elmore moderator's Town Meeting Day song /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#listen-to-the-elmore-moderators-town-meeting-day-song As Elmore residents gathered in-person for the first time since the pandemic for their annual town meeting.Town moderator Jon Gailmor did something鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:00:27 GMT 00000186-bd99-df73-a5af-fd9f4ec90000 Voters weigh funding for a new police department in Randolph /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#voters-weigh-funding-for-a-new-police-department-in-randolph In Randolph, voters are weighing a decision to fund a new police department for almost $800,000. That鈥檚 because the Orange County Sheriff鈥檚 department鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:56:52 GMT 00000186-bd94-df73-a5af-fd9f26c70000 Peacham settles on a snowplow name /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#peacham-settles-on-a-snowplow-name Peacham voters agreed to suspend the rules at town meeting on Tuesday to try out ranked-choice voting on their last item of the day: naming a snow鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:43:05 GMT 00000186-bd8b-df73-a5af-fd8f3d2a0000 Wilmington moves away from listers for establishing property values /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#wilmington-moves-away-from-listers-for-establishing-property-values Wilmington residents voted to eliminate the listers' office at town meeting Tuesday.Board of Listers Chairman Gerald Osler said the job of assessing鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:25:09 GMT 00000186-bd82-dff0-adbe-bffa3f0d0000 Winooski votes in 12 languages /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#winooski-votes-in-12-languages Winooski's town meeting ballots have been translated into 11 languages other than English to serve the city's diverse population.City voters are鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:33:54 GMT 00000186-bc5a-de23-a7a7-bdfa9b1d0000 Essex meets in a movie theater, complete with popcorn /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#essex-meets-in-a-movie-theater-complete-with-popcorn Essex voters met in a movie theater Monday evening for town meeting, the first since the former village of Essex Junction broke off as a separate city. To鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 01:59:17 GMT 00000186-b9b9-d0fc-a9a6-fbff49500000 Is town meeting out of reach for too many Vermonters? /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#is-town-meeting-out-of-reach-for-too-many-vermonters Some Vermonters think town meeting should be easier to attend for more people. In a discussion on Vermont Edition on Monday, a caller and a social media鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:09:00 GMT 00000186-b851-d6fc-a1df-fa7f8fb20000 Burlington to decide whether to allow all legal resident voting /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#burlington-to-decide-whether-to-allow-all-legal-resident-voting Burlington voters will decide tomorrow whether to allow all legal resident voting.If the provision passes, green card holders, participants in the鈥� Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:03:00 GMT 00000186-b80d-d68d-a1c7-bf3f13050000 'We have a housing crisis': What are towns doing about rentals and development? /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#we-have-a-housing-crisis-what-are-towns-doing-about-rentals-and-development Vermont's lack of housing is top of mind for some voters on Town Meeting Day. A swath of communities will discuss and vote on proposals that could create鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:40:00 GMT 00000186-b76b-d0fc-a9a6-f76f04bc0000 Peacham abuzz over plow naming vote /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#peacham-abuzz-over-plow-naming-vote Town Meeting Day comes once a year, and so does the hottest debate in the town of Peacham: naming the snowplow for a term of three years. Tom Galinat is鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:16:00 GMT 00000186-b82b-dd09-ad8f-b8abcf0e0000 鈥楾ransformative鈥� infrastructure package up for vote in Killington /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#transformative-infrastructure-package-up-for-vote-in-killington Some Killington residents may be nervous about a $47 million infrastructure bond on this year's ballot. That鈥檚 to fund a new public water system and major鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:08:00 GMT 00000186-b866-d0fc-a9a6-fa6f3d020000 Proposed juvenile treatment facility on the ballot in Newbury /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#proposed-juvenile-treatment-facility-on-the-ballot-in-newbury For months, many Newbury residents have campaigned against a plan to build a six-bed residential facility to serve youth in the child welfare and justice鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:36:00 GMT 00000186-b849-dc6d-a396-fcc979720000 Mayoral race, budget increase, and noncitizens voting in Montpelier /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#mayoral-race-budget-increase-and-noncitizens-voting-in-montpelier In tomorrow鈥檚 vote in Montpelier, voters will decide on a three-way mayoral race.They鈥檒l also consider a budget increase that would raise property tax鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:28:00 GMT 00000186-b8a6-dd09-ad8f-b8ae59f50000 Monkton votes to sell historic town hall property /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#monkton-votes-to-sell-historic-town-hall-property Monkton will sell its historic town hall, which dates to 1859, after a contentious in-person vote at town meeting Saturday.Town offices have moved to a鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:09:12 GMT 00000186-b7ce-d68d-a1c7-bffec2880000 Vt. disability rights advocates ask municipalities to keep COVID-era town meeting models /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#vt-disability-rights-advocates-ask-municipalities-to-keep-covid-era-town-meeting-models The Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights (VCDR) is urging municipalities across the state to keep some of their COVID-related town meeting鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:45:00 GMT 00000186-b81a-dc6d-a396-fcdae7b70000 Several towns weigh eliminating certain elected positions /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#several-towns-weigh-eliminating-certain-elected-positions Voters in about a dozen municipalities this year will decide whether to do away with some elected positions like listers, who determine the fair market鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:30:00 GMT 00000186-b7ce-d0fc-a9a6-f7ef6dee0000 Prep for Town Meeting Day with 开云体育's guide /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog#prep-for-town-meeting-day-with-vermont-publics-guide Whether you鈥檙e a new Vermonter or a seasoned local voter, town meeting can feel overwhelming 鈥� school and town reports are thick, and there are endless鈥� Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:30:00 GMT 00000186-b7eb-dbbf-a19f-f7efa3a80000